BARMY Commonwealth Games bosses were blasted for recruiting a MINDER to look after Glasgow 2014’s official mascot.

The chaperone will be expected to vet venues before guest appearances and look after the “logistical requirements” of giant thistle Clyde.

The succesful candidate is expected to have “troubleshooting skills” — and to make sure the mascot’s outfit is clean for jobs. The full-time role was advertised last week as Mascot Booker on the Glasgow 2014 website.

But Games chiefs were accused of wasting taxpayers’ cash. City councillor David Meikle said: “This must be the best example of a public-sector non-job. It is extraordinary taxpayers’ cash is being squandered like this.”

And TaxPayers’ Alliance spokesman Robert Oxley asked: “Are organisers worried the thistle might be attacked by a giant lawnmower?”

A spokesman for Glasgow 2014 described the post as “a kind of administrative job”.